Dog Days
Seen it?2001 | 122 min | Drama, Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Taxi Driver or Menace II Society, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 2 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Vignettes of the lives of several residents of a Vienna suburb during a heat wave.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
47% on Rotten Tomatoes, 66 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
Won 1 Venice award: Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$546K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ulrich Seidl
- Maria HofstätterDie Anhalterin
- Alfred MrvaDer Mann für die Sicherheit
- Franziska WeiszDie Freundin des Opel-Freaks
- Christine JirkuLehrerin und Geliebte von Vikerl
- Viktor HennemannVikerl
- Georg FriedrichAngetrunkener Freund von Vikerl
- Claudia MartiniDie geschiedene Frau und Freundin des Masseurs
- Victor RathboneDer geschiedene Mann
- Gerti LehnerHaushälterin des Alten Mannes
- Erich FinschesAlter Mann